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J. P. STEPP.

8 CORK BXTRAGTOR.

No. 878,907. PatentedMar. 8, 1888.

// IIII Arron/m5" N. PETERS Phmodjmgn'phun wa'smngtun D C i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEs JOHN I. STEPP, OF BROOKLYN, ASSIGNOR TO HAFF & NVALBRIDGE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CORK- EXTRACTO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 378,907, dated March. 6., 1888.

Application filed June 10, 1887. Serial No. 240,892.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LJOHNP. STEPP,of Brooklyn, Kings county, New York, have invented a new and Improved Cork-Extractor, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to that classof cork-extractors in which one or two prongs are passed between the neck of the bottle and the cork; and it consists in the combination of said prongs with a cap having a flange adapted to overlap the top of a bottle-neck and to constitute the handle of the extractor.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a central vertical section of part ofa bottle and cork,showing my improved eXtractor,also in section,in position in the bottle. Fig. 2 is a perspective'view of my improved eXtractor, and Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective views of two modifications thereof.

A, in the drawings, represents a portion of the bottle, and B a cork carried in the neck of said bottle. O is a cap, having a downward flange, a. The cap O also carries within the lianged part two prongs,b I), which are adapted to be passed into the bottle for engaging the cork B within the same. These prongs maybe fastened to the cap C by rivets, by soldering, or may be formed by bending part of the metal of the cap down. When in position on the bottle, as shown in Fig. l, the Iiange a overlaps the upper edge -of the bottleneck and serves as a protector to the same, also as a handle for the extractor. The llange of the cap` C is in line with the upper part of the cork. By grasping the flange a and giving a twisting pull the cork will be easily removed from the bottle.

(No model.)

rlhe cap O may remain attached to the cork and will be found a great convenience in handling the cork; also the cork and cap may be used many times without separating them. lf desired, inscriptions or directions for use may be imprinted upon the cap O.

In the modication shown in Fig. 3 part of the flange a of the cap C is cut away, the op- -eration being the same as where the flange is continuous.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4 one of the prongs bis pointed or in the shape of a pin, and may be passed into the cork, while the other prong b passes between the bottleneck and the cork.

I do not claim a cork-extractor made with two prongs. This is not new. My cap, combined with a two-pronged extractor, serves the additional purpose of protecting the top of the bottle, and as the grip-fiange c is aligned with the upper part of the cork it renders the manip JNO. P. STEPP.

Witnesses:

E. F. BARNES, DAVID MoREi-IoUsE. 

